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(old) privet (genus Ligustrum); (bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone

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(old) privet (genus Ligustrum)
(bound form) (old) wooden support placed at the ends of a wall during construction; (fig.) mainstay; pillar; backbone

竺可桢ZhúKězhēnZhu Kezhen (1890-1974), Chinese metereologist and geologist
沈葆桢ShěnBǎozhēnShen Baozhen (1820-1879), Qing Minister of the Navy, founded Fuzhou Naval College 船政学堂 (Chuán zhèng Xué táng) in 1866